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Few questions – interview with old school death metal band from Netherlands - BURNING HATRED.

Few
questions – interview with old school death metal band from Netherlands - BURNING HATRED.

Ave,
can you introduce your band to our readers? – When was it founded
and what style of music do you play , etc.?

Burning
Hatred was founded in 2002 to play old school death metal
exclusively.

Where
and under what conditions were you recording the new album? Who was
in charge of sound, production and mastering?

The
“Carnage” album was recorded, mixed and mastered at the Dirty
Bird Productions studio in The Netherlands by Fredde Kaddeth. We
always go there when we going to record new stuff, our EP and the
second demo as well were recorded there. Fredde is a relaxed guy and
knows what to do and what we need when it comes to recording or the
overall sound.

How
many copies were released and which medium was used for this new
edition (CD, digital, vinyl, cassette)?

The
album was released in 2017 on tape by Morbid Skull Records in 150
copies and on CD in 2016 by Vic Records in 500 copies. The digital
release was done by ourselves.

Who
is the author of the lyrics and how were they created and about what
do the lyrics deal with ?

All
of the lyrics are written by me (Martin). Most of the lyrics deal
with atrocities or mass murders in times of war or throughout
history. The past has a lot of darkness that interests me and to
write about. Like the Japanese atrocities in WW2 in the song “Reign
Of Horror” or the witch hunts in the 17th century in nowadays
Germany for instance in the song “Bedevilment”.

Who
created the logo of the band, and who took care of the graphics and
the website? What about you and social networks? Do you consider
these things important?

The
logo was created by Bram Roza, a guy from the Netherlands we got to
know through the a forum. He also created the artwork for our EP
“Unleashed”

The artwork for “Carnage” was created by
Wolven Claws and The Crystallomantic Art. He did an explendid job on
the artwork. We talked to him what we had in mind for the cover and
after some sketches he started on the actual piece. He showed us a
couple of pictures from throughout the process, but the final art is
mind blowing.

The
art and the music must be one, both must do justice to the other.

Which
label did you choose for releasing your album and why this label?
Are you satisfied by how your label represents you and takés care
about you?

The CD
was released by Vic Records. We have good contact with that label and
when the album was finished we let them listen to it and they wanted
to release it. Vic Records did a good job, we are pleased with
them.

The Tape is released by Morbid Skull Records. We know them
through my other band and have very good contact with them. After
discussing some things, the tape release for the “Carnage” album
came up and they decided to release that one. We are very pleased
they did a tape release, very good promotion and we are well taking
care of. Always a pleasure to find a label, that isn’t only
thinking business but is also a fan.

Which
bands do you idolise and where do you get your inspiration?

I’m
a big fan of DISMEMBER and the old swedish death metal scene. Much of
the inspiration comes from there, but that’s for me personally. Our
drummer for example is a big fan of the GOREFEST False album and
draws a lot of inspiration from that one for his drumming.

Did
you send your record to some Labels - which are the labels? How was
the response?

We only
sent it to Vic Records, which released it on CD. The best response
you can get.

How
many gigs have you played? Which type of gigs do you prefer, whether
it's (clubs or festivals) and which of your performances would you
consider as the best?

Don’t
know the exact number of gigs we played, but must be more than 50
shows throughout the years.

At a club gig there’s more time to
set up your gear and to do a sound check. And the people that are
come to the club, are there for the bands that play. These shows are
much more intense with the crowd going crazy. But on the other side,
on a festival you can reach people that don’t know you and like you
and become a fan. And on festivals there are more people to party and
drink beer with. Club or festival have their own charm. We like them
both.

The best shows would be the Stonehenge Festival 2014, 2
shows we did in 2008 with Dismember, Nice To Eat You Deathfest in
2015 and Eindhoven Metal Meeting 2016. Maybe not the best musically,
but these are the ones with the best memories.

What
about your plans for the future? What
do you want to achieve with the band?

Currently
we are writing new stuff for a full-length and maybe a split. We
don’t have big plans for the future, we will see what crosses our
path. We just like to play death metal, drink beer and have a good
laugh.

How
and where can your fans contact you? Can you provide some contact
information?